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Cotton

in Virginia

There are 515 people with the last name "Cotton" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

NameRank
Cotton 1,601
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  1. is 1,597th most common Mcknight
  2. is 1,598th most common Schmitt
  3. is 1,599th most common Slade
  4. is 1,600th most common Claiborne
  5. is 1,601st most common Cotton
  6. is 1,602nd most common Cubbage
  7. is 1,603rd most common Dowell
  8. is 1,604th most common Grimm
  9. is 1,605th most common Haas

Similar Names and Nicknames

Cottrell, Cotter, Cotten, Cottle, Cottingham, Cotto, Cottrill, Cottone, Cottman, Cotterman

Most Common First Names for Cotton

James, William, John, Michael, Anthony, David, Mary, Richard, Barbara, Bernice

Meaning & History

English: habitational name from any of numerous places named from Old English cotum (dative plural of cot) ‘at the cottages or huts’ (or sometimes possibly from a Middle English plural, coten). Examples include Coton (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire), Cottam (East Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire), and Cotham (Nottinghamshire).

French: from a diminutive of Old French cot(t)e ‘coat (of mail)’ (see Cott).

FOREBEARS John Cotton (1584–1652) was a noted Puritan preacher, who landed at Boston, MA, from London in 1633 and became leader of the Congregationalists in America.

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James Cotton, VA (9 searches)
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